Photo: J. Passepartout · CC BY-SA 4.0Bath has 5.8 miles of mapped trails, 1.8 for every square mile of land
96% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 202 acres are parks and preserves, 36 per 1,000 residents. 9% of Bath’s land is conserved, about 174 acres.
Ahead of 94% of U.S. towns · #89 of 758 in New York. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Bath?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Bath have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Bath is ahead of 94% of U.S. towns, #89 of 758 in New York. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; trail miles rank highest, conserved land lowest.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Pulteney Park, with 0.2 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
174 conserved acres
9% of Bath’s land. Who manages Bath’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 4 of 7 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bath, Village of Land Local Park | Town or city | 161 | Unknown |
| Bath Village of Land Local Park | Town or city | 7 | Unknown |
| Bath Village Lands Local Resource Management Area | Other or Unknown Local Government | 2 | Open |
| Bath Municipal Corp Land Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Unknown |
| Town Square Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 2 | Open |
| Pulteney Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Bath Central School District Land Local Other or Unknown | Regional agency | 1 | Unknown |
8 places to go in Bath
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Plus 6 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
The best walking months in Bath: May and July to September
NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals for the town and the daylight at its latitude. Outlined months have long days, highs of 59 to 86 °F and little rain for the place.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 9.4 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.6 | 15.3 | 15.0 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.7 | 9.1 |
| High (°F) | 33 | 36 | 44 | 58 | 70 | 78 | 82 | 80 | 73 | 61 | 48 | 38 |
| Rain (in) | 2.0 | 1.7 | 2.2 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 2.5 | 2.4 |
February is the driest month (1.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 3.9 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Bath →
Questions about parks and trails in Bath
Where can I hike in Bath?
The longest trail networks: Pulteney Park, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Bath is conserved land?
9% of its land, against a typical 5% for a New York town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Are dogs allowed on Bath’s trails?
Pulteney Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Bath?
14,151 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Bath or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 202 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Bath have?
Ahead of 94% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #89 of 758 in New York. The grade combines the share of land that is conserved, miles of mapped trail per square mile of land, park acres per 1,000 residents and the share of residents within a half mile of a park. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Bath neighbors.
Where this page comes from
Conserved and public land: USGS Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US), service updated July 2026. Parks, trails, playgrounds, beaches and other places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), map data as of 2026-10-28. Land and water area: Census 2025 Gazetteer. Residents near a park: 2020 Census blocks. National Register: National Park Service. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →